Derby/Shelton Rotary Club

Scholarship Winners 2009


The winners received their checks at the weekly meeting on January 7, 2010. Pictured (L-R):Rotray President Dave Grant, Matt Poppa, Justin LaCoursiere, Parvati Vaish, Tim Geer, Stephanie Gavilanez, Victoria Queen, Twiza Mambwie, Linda Homes-Hannon, Program Chair Patricia Tarasovic.

The Derby Shelton Rotary Club presented the winners of the Club's annual scholarships with their awards at a luncheon on January 6, 2010. . The Club awarded a total of $13,500 to eight students from Derby and Shelton High Schools.Each school is awarded three scholarships annually while there are two scholarships awarded to students from either school. Click on the links to learn more about each of the scholarships. The 2009 winners are:

Derby High School Winner Amount
Martin Chromik Scholarship Stephanie Gavilanez $1,750
Cas Turaj Scholarship Tim Geer $1,000
Deceased Rotarian Scholarship Victoria Queen $1,750
Shelton High School
George H. Tierney Scholarship Parvati Vaish $1,750
Harry Fowler, Jr. Scholarship Chelsea Triebwasser $1,000
Deceased Rotarian Scholarship Twiza Mambwie $1,750
Other Scholarships not awarded by school
Edward Handi Scholarship Justin LaCoursiere (Shelton) $1,750
Robert Dickgiesser Scholarship  Matthew Poppa (Derby) $1,750

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